The Kyrgyz Republic, commonly known as Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...

, is a sovereign country located in Central Asia

Central Asia

Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...

. Landlocked

Landlocked

A landlocked country is a country entirely enclosed by land, or whose only coastlines lie on closed seas. There are 48 landlocked countries in the world, including partially recognized states...

 and mountain

Mountain

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ous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...

 to the north, Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....

 to the west, Tajikistan

Tajikistan

Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....

 to the southwest, and China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

 to the east.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Kyrgyzstan:

General reference

• Pronunciation
  International Phonetic Alphabet
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• Common English country name: Kyrgyzstan
  Kyrgyzstan
  Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
  
  
• Official English country name: The Kyrgyz Republic
• Adjectives: Kyrgyzstani
  Demographics of Kyrgyzstan
  The Demographics of Kyrgyzstan is about the demographic features of the population of Kyrgyzstan, including population growth, population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population...
  
  , Kyrgyz, Kirgiz, Kirghiz
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology
  Etymology
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  : Name of Kyrgyzstan
• ISO country codes: KG, KGZ, 417
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:KG
  ISO 3166-2:KG
  ISO 3166-2:KG is the entry for Kyrgyzstan in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Kyrgyzstan, ISO 3166-2 codes...
  
  
• Internet
  Internet
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   country code top-level domain
  Country code top-level domain
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  : .kg
  .kg
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Geography of Kyrgyzstan

• Kyrgyzstan is: a landlocked country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere
    Northern Hemisphere
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     and Eastern Hemisphere
    Eastern Hemisphere
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    • Eurasia
      Eurasia
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      • Asia
        Asia
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        • Central Asia
          Central Asia
          Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...
          
          
    • Time zone
      Time zone
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      : UTC+06
  • Extreme points of Kyrgyzstan
    • High: Jengish Chokusu 7439 metres (24,406 ft)
    • Low: Kara Darya
      Kara Darya
      The Kara Darya or Qaradaryo is a tributary of the Syr Darya in Kyrgyzstan and eastern Uzbekistan. The river is formed by the confluence of Kara-Kulja River and Tar River. There are more than 200 known tributaries of Kara Darya; the largest are Jazy River, Kara Unkur River, Kegart River, Kurshab...
      
       132 metres (433 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 3,051 km

 Kazakhstan 760 mi (1,224 km)

 Tajikistan 540 mi (870 km)

 Mainland China 533 mi (858 km)

• Coastline: none
• Population of Kyrgyzstan: 5,317,000 - 111th most populous country
• Area of Kyrgyzstan: 199,900 km²
• Atlas of Kyrgyzstan

Environment of Kyrgyzstan

• Climate of Kyrgyzstan
• Environmental issues in Kyrgyzstan
  Environmental issues in Kyrgyzstan
  The major environmental issues in Kyrgyzstan are summarized in the 2007 Concept of Ecological Security of Kyrgyz Republic and discussed in other environmental and environmental policy documents such as National Environmental Action Plan , Country Development Strategy for 2009–2011, Strategy on...
  
  
• Ecoregions in Kyrgyzstan
• Renewable energy in Kyrgyzstan
• Geology of Kyrgyzstan
• List of protected areas of Kyrgyzstan
  • Biosphere reserves in Kyrgyzstan
  • National parks of Kyrgyzstan
• Wildlife of Kyrgyzstan
  • Flora of Kyrgyzstan
  • Fauna of Kyrgyzstan
    • Birds of Kyrgyzstan
    • Mammals of Kyrgyzstan

Natural geographic features of Kyrgyzstan

• Glaciers of Kyrgyzstan
• Islands of Kyrgyzstan
• Lakes of Kyrgyzstan
• Mountain ranges of Kyrgyzstan
  • Volcanoes in Kyrgyzstan
• Rivers of Kyrgyzstan
  • Waterfalls of Kyrgyzstan
• Valleys of Kyrgyzstan
• World Heritage Sites in Kyrgyzstan: None

Ecoregions of Kyrgyzstan

Administrative division of Kyrgyzstan

• Provinces of Kyrgyzstan
  • Districts of Kyrgyzstan

Municipalities of Kyrgyzstan

• Capital of Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek
• Cities of Kyrgyzstan

Government and politics of Kyrgyzstan

Main article: Government of Kyrgyzstan and Politics of Kyrgyzstan

Politics of Kyrgyzstan

The Politics of Kyrgyzstan takes place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the President is head of state and the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan is head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government...

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  :
• Capital of Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek

• Elections in Kyrgyzstan
  Elections in Kyrgyzstan
  Elections in Kyrgyzstan gives information on election and election results in Kyrgyzstan.Kyrgyzstan elects on the national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a single six-year term by the people...
  
  
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Kyrgyzstan
• Political scandals of Kyrgyzstan
• Taxation in Kyrgyzstan

Executive branch of the government of Kyrgyzstan

• Head of state
  Head of State
  A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
  
  : President of Kyrgyzstan
  President of Kyrgyzstan
  The President of Kyrgyzstan is the head of state and the highest official of Kyrgyzstan. The President, according to the constitution, "is the symbol of the unity of people and state power, and is the guarantor of the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic, and of an individual and citizen." The...
  
  ,
• Head of government
  Head of government
  Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
  
  : Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
  Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
  The Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan is the head of government of Kyrgyzstan. Generally, the President is in a stronger position than the Prime Minister in Kyrgyzstan. The president is allowed to appoint the Prime Minister temporarily, and his appointment is known as the acting Prime Minister...
  
  ,
• Cabinet of Kyrgyzstan

Legislative branch of the government of Kyrgyzstan

• Parliament of Kyrgyzstan (bicameral)
  • Upper house
    Upper house
    An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
    
    : Senate of Kyrgyzstan
  • Lower house
    Lower house
    A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
    
    : House of Commons of Kyrgyzstan

Judicial branch of the government of Kyrgyzstan

• Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan

Foreign relations of Kyrgyzstan

• Diplomatic missions in Kyrgyzstan
• Diplomatic missions of Kyrgyzstan
• Kyrgyzstan–Russia relations
  Kyrgyzstan–Russia relations
  Kyrgyzstan–Russia relations is the relationship between the two countries, Kyrgyzstan and Russia.Whereas the other Central Asian republics have sometimes complained of Russian interference, Kyrgyzstan has more often wished for more attention and support from Moscow than it has been able to obtain...
  
  
• Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan relations
  Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan relations
  Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan relations have been tense. Refugees and antigovernment fighters in Tajikistan have crossed into Kyrgyzstan several times, even taking hostages. Kyrgyzstan attempted to assist in brokering an agreement between contesting Tajikistani forces in October 1992 but without success...
  
  
• Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan relations
  Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan relations
  Uzbekistan dominates southern Kyrgyzstan both economically and politically, based on the large Uzbek population in that region of Kyrgyzstan and on economic and geographic conditions. Much of Kyrgyzstan depends entirely on Uzbekistan for natural gas; on several occasions, Karimov has achieved...
  
  

International organization membership of Kyrgyzstan

The Kyrgyz Republic is a member of:

• Asian Development Bank
  Asian Development Bank
  The Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank established on 22 August 1966 to facilitate economic development of countries in Asia...
  
   (ADB)
• Collective Security Treaty Organization
  Collective Security Treaty Organization
  The Collective Security Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance which was signed on 15 May 1992. On 7 October 2002, the Presidents of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan signed a charter in Tashkent founding the CSTO.Nikolai Bordyuzha was appointed...
  
   (CSTO)
• Commonwealth of Independent States
  Commonwealth of Independent States
  The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union....
  
   (CIS)
• Economic Cooperation Organization
  Economic Cooperation Organization
  The Economic Cooperation Organization is an intergovernmental organization involving seven Asian and three Eurasian nations, part of the South-central Asian Union. It provides a platform to discuss ways to improve development and promote trade, and investment opportunities. The ECO is an ad hoc...
  
   (ECO)
• Eurasian Economic Community
  Eurasian Economic Community
  The Eurasian Economic Community originated from the Commonwealth of Independent States customs union between Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan on 29 March 1996...
  
   (EAEC)
• Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
  Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
  The Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council , a NATO institution, is a multilateral forum created to improve relations between NATO and non-NATO countries in Europe and those parts of Asia on the European periphery. The member states meet to cooperate and consult on a range of political and security issues...
  
   (EAPC)
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  Founded in 1991, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development uses the tools of investment to help build market economies and democracies in 30 countries from central Europe to central Asia. Its mission was to support the formerly communist countries in the process of establishing their...
  
   (EBRD)
• Food and Agriculture Organization
  Food and Agriculture Organization
  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
  
   (FAO)
• General Confederation of Trade Unions
  General Confederation of Trade Unions
  The General Confederation of Trade Unions or GCTU is an international trade union confederation. It was founded April 16, 1992 and incorporates members from the Commonwealth of Independent States....
  
   (GCTU)
• International Atomic Energy Agency
  International Atomic Energy Agency
  The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957...
  
   (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...
  
   (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization
  International Civil Aviation Organization
  The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
  
   (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court
  International Criminal Court
  The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...
  
   (ICCt) (signatory)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association
  International Development Association
  The International Development Association , is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. It complements the World Bank's other lending arm — the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — which serves middle-income countries with capital investment and...
  
   (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...
  
   (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation
  International Finance Corporation
  The International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States....
  
   (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development
  International Fund for Agricultural Development
  The International Fund for Agricultural Development , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries...
  
   (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization
  International Labour Organization
  The International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
  
   (ILO)
• International Monetary Fund
  International Monetary Fund
  The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
  
   (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee
  International Olympic Committee
  The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
  
   (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration
  International Organization for Migration
  The International Organization for Migration is an intergovernmental organization. It was initially established in 1951 as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration to help resettle people displaced by World War II....
  
   (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization
  International Organization for Standardization
  The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...
  
   (ISO) (correspondent)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
  
   (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union
  International Telecommunication Union
  The International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
  
   (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization is an intergovernmental organisation charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat.-External links:*...
  
   (ITSO)

• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Islamic Development Bank
  Islamic Development Bank
  The Islamic Development Bank is a multilateral development financing institution located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It was founded by the first conference of Finance Ministers of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference , convened 23 Dhu'l Qa'dah 1393 AH.The bank officially began its activities on...
  
   (IDB)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency is a member organization of the World Bank Group that offers political risk insurance. It was established to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries. MIGA was founded in 1988 with a capital base of $1 billion and is headquartered in...
  
   (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (observer)
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Partnership for Peace
  Partnership for Peace
  Partnership for Peace is a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation program aimed at creating trust between NATO and other states in Europe and the former Soviet Union; 22 States are members...
  
   (PFP)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration
  Permanent Court of Arbitration
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   (PCA)
• Shanghai Cooperation Organization
  Shanghai Cooperation Organization
  The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation or SCO , is an intergovernmental mutual-security organisation which was founded in 2001 in Shanghai by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan...
  
   (SCO)
• United Nations
  United Nations
  The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
  
   (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
  
   (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  The United Nations Industrial Development Organization , French/Spanish acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria...
  
   (UNIDO)
• United Nations Mission in Liberia
  United Nations Mission in Liberia
  The United Nations Mission in Liberia is a peace-keeping force established in September 2003 to monitor a ceasefire agreement in Liberia following the resignation of President Charles Taylor and the conclusion of the Second Liberian Civil War....
  
   (UNMIL)
• United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad
  United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad
  The United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad was a United Nations peacekeeping mission established by the United Nations Security Council on September 25, 2007 to provide a multidimensional presence of up to 350 police and military personnel to eastern Chad and north-eastern...
  
   (MINURCAT)
• United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
• Universal Postal Union
  Universal Postal Union
  The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
  
   (UPU)
• World Customs Organization
  World Customs Organization
  The World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is recognized as the voice of the global customs community...
  
   (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions
  World Federation of Trade Unions
  The World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...
  
   (WFTU)
• World Health Organization
  World Health Organization
  The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
  
   (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization
  World Intellectual Property Organization
  The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
  
   (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization
  World Meteorological Organization
  The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...
  
   (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization
  World Tourism Organization
  The World Tourism Organization , based in Madrid, Spain, is a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. It compiles the World Tourism rankings. The World Tourism Organization is a significant global body, concerned with the collection and collation of statistical information...
  
   (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization
  World Trade Organization
  The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
  
   (WTO)

Law and order in Kyrgyzstan

• Capital punishment in Kyrgyzstan
• Constitution of Kyrgyzstan
  Constitution of Kyrgyzstan
  The Constitution of Kyrgyzstan is the supreme law of the Kyrgyz Republic . The constitution in force until 2010 was passed by referendum on 21 October 2007 and it is based on the first post-Soviet constitution originally adopted on 5 May 1993, a year and a half after the country had gained...
  
  
• Crime in Kyrgyzstan
• Human rights in Kyrgyzstan
  Human rights in Kyrgyzstan
  Human rights in Kyrgyzstan improved greatly after the ouster of President Askar Akayev in the 2005 Tulip Revolution and the installment of a more democratic government under Kurmanbek Bakiyev....
  
  
  • LGBT rights in Kyrgyzstan
    LGBT rights in Kyrgyzstan
    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in Kyrgyzstan may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is legal in Kyrgyzstan, but same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal...
    
    
  • Freedom of religion in Kyrgyzstan
    Freedom of religion in Kyrgyzstan
    The Constitution and the law provide for freedom of religion in Kyrgyzstan, and the Government generally respected this right in practice; however, the Government restricted the activities of radical Islamic groups that it considered threats to stability and security and hampered or refused the...
    
    
• Law enforcement in Kyrgyzstan

Military of Kyrgyzstan

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief
    Commander-in-Chief
    A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
    
    :
    • Ministry of Defence of Kyrgyzstan
• Forces
  • Army of Kyrgyzstan
  • Navy
    Navy
    A navy is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions...
    
     of Kyrgyzstan: None
  • Air Force of Kyrgyzstan
  • Special forces of Kyrgyzstan
• Military history of Kyrgyzstan
• Military ranks of Kyrgyzstan

History of Kyrgyzstan

Main article: History of Kyrgyzstan

History of Kyrgyzstan

-Early history:Stone implements found in the Tian Shan mountains indicate the presence of human society in what is now Kyrgyzstan as many as 200,000 to 300,000 years ago...

, Timeline of the history of Kyrgyzstan, and Current events of Kyrgyzstan

• Economic history of Kyrgyzstan
• Military history of Kyrgyzstan

Culture of Kyrgyzstan

• Architecture of Kyrgyzstan
• Cuisine of Kyrgyzstan
  Cuisine of Kyrgyzstan
  Kyrgyz cuisine, originating in Kyrgyzstan, is similar in many respects to that of its neighbors, particularly Kazakh cuisine.Traditional Kyrgyz food revolves around mutton and horse meat, as well as various milk products. The cooking techniques and major ingredients have been strongly influenced by...
  
  
• Ethnic minorities in Kyrgyzstan
• Festivals in Kyrgyzstan
• Humor in Kyrgyzstan
• Languages of Kyrgyzstan
• Media in Kyrgyzstan
• National symbols of Kyrgyzstan
  National symbols of Kyrgyzstan
  The national symbols of Kyrgyzstan are defined by Article 6 of the Constitution of Kyrgyzstan. They consist of the Flag, the Coat of Arms, and the National Anthem.National anthem of Kyrgyzstan Высокие горы, долины, поля -...
  
  
  • Coat of arms of Kyrgyzstan
    Coat of arms of Kyrgyzstan
    The emblem of Kyrgyzstan was adopted following the dissolution of the Soviet Union on 2 June 1992. The emblem has a circular form which mostly bears the color blue. Light blue is known as the Kyrgyz color of courage and generosity . To the left and right of the coat of arms, wheat and cotton are...
    
    
  • Flag of Kyrgyzstan
    Flag of Kyrgyzstan
    The flag of Kyrgyzstan was adopted on 3 March 1992 by the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan. It consists of a red field with a yellow sun in the center having 40 uniformly spaced rays...
    
    
  • National anthem of Kyrgyzstan
• People of Kyrgyzstan
• Prostitution in Kyrgyzstan
  Prostitution in Kyrgyzstan
  Prostitution in Kyrgyzstan is illegal and only sex within a legalized marriage is permitted. Prostitution has been blamed for a rise in AIDS....
  
  
• Public holidays in Kyrgyzstan
  Public holidays in Kyrgyzstan
  This is the list of public holidays in Kyrgyzstan:* January 1 – New Year's Day* January 7 – Russian Orthodox Christmas* February 23 - Fatherland Defender's Day* March 8 – Women's Day* March 21 – Nooruz, Muslim spring festival...
  
  
• Records of Kyrgyzstan
• Religion in Kyrgyzstan
  • Buddhism in Kyrgyzstan
  • Christianity in Kyrgyzstan
    Christianity in Kyrgyzstan
    Eastern Orthodox Christianity is the largest Christian dinomination in Kyrgyzstan with between 700,000 to 1.1 million followers which are made up of ethnic Russians and Ukrainians. A small minority of ethnic Germans are also Christian, mostly Lutheran and Anabaptist as well as a Roman Catholic...
    
    
  • Hinduism in Kyrgyzstan
  • Islam in Kyrgyzstan
    Islam in Kyrgyzstan
    The vast majority of people in Kyrgyzstan are Muslims, as 86.3% of the country's population are followers of Islam. Muslims in Kyrgyzstan are of the Sunni branch, which entered the region during the 8th century. However, years of Soviet authority have suppressed long accustomed Islamic thinking to...
    
    
  • Judaism in Kyrgyzstan
  • Sikhism in Kyrgyzstan
• World Heritage Sites in Kyrgyzstan: None

Art of Kyrgyzstan

• Art in Kyrgyzstan
• Cinema of Kyrgyzstan
• Literature of Kyrgyzstan
• Music of Kyrgyzstan
  Music of Kyrgyzstan
  Kyrgyzstani music is nomadic and rural, and is closely related to Turkmen and Kazakh folk forms. Kyrgyz folk music is characterized by the use of long, sustained pitches, with Russian elements also prominent....
  
  
• Television in Kyrgyzstan
  Television in Kyrgyzstan
  Television in Kyrgyzstan was introduced in 1958, when Kyrgyzstan was still known as the Kirghiz SSR. KTR launched that year and broadcasted in Russian language.- List of channels :This is a list of television channels that broadcast in Kyrgyzstan....
  
  
• Theatre in Kyrgyzstan

Economy and infrastructure of Kyrgyzstan

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 143rd (one hundred and forty third)
• Agriculture in Kyrgyzstan
  Agriculture in Kyrgyzstan
  Agriculture in Kyrgyzstan is a significant sector of the economy. According to the CIA World Factbook, it comprises 35.3% of the total GDP and occupies 55% of the total labor force. Only 7.5% of the total land area is used for crop cultivation, but 44% of the land is used as pastures for livestock...
  
  
• Banking in Kyrgyzstan
  Banking in Kyrgyzstan
  In mid-1995, the banking system in Kyrgyzstan continued to be dominated by the central savings bank and by the three major commercial banks that succeeded the sectoral banks of the Soviet era and remained under state control...
  
  
  • National Bank of Kyrgyzstan
• Communications in Kyrgyzstan
  Communications in Kyrgyzstan
  -Communications policy:The long-term goal of the government’s information and communications technology strategy is for the telecommunications sector to contribute 5 percent to gross domestic product by 2010. The June 2006 launch of the KazSat communications satellite from Kazakhstan was expected...
  
  
  • Internet in Kyrgyzstan
• Companies of Kyrgyzstan
• Currency of Kyrgyzstan
  Currency
  In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
  
  : Som
  Kyrgyzstani som
  The som is the currency of the Kyrgyz Republic in Central Asia. The ISO 4217 currency code is KGS. The som is sub-divided into 100 tyiyn...
  
  
  • ISO 4217
    ISO 4217
    ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
    
    : KGS
• Economic history of Kyrgyzstan
• Energy in Kyrgyzstan
  • Energy policy of Kyrgyzstan
  • Oil industry in Kyrgyzstan
• Health care in Kyrgyzstan
• Mining in Kyrgyzstan
• Kyrgyzstan Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Kyrgyzstan
  Tourism in Kyrgyzstan
  Although Kyrgyzstan’s mountains and lakes are an attractive tourist destination, the tourism industry has grown very slowly because it has received little investment...
  
  
• Transport in Kyrgyzstan
  Transport in Kyrgyzstan
  Transport in Kyrgyzstan is severely constrained by the country's alpine topography. Roads have to snake up steep valleys, cross passes of altitude and more, and are subject to frequent mud slides and snow avalanches. Winter travel is close to impossible in many of the more remote and high-altitude...
  
  
  • Airports in Kyrgyzstan
  • Rail transport in Kyrgyzstan
  • Roads in Kyrgyzstan
• Water supply and sanitation in Kyrgyzstan

See also

• Index of Kyrgyzstan-related articles
  Index of Kyrgyzstan-related articles
  -Geography:Aksy - Balykchy - Chatyr-Kul - Chuy Valley - Climate of Kyrgyzstan - Environmental issues in Kyrgyzstan - Fergana Valley - Issyk-Kul Lake - Kara-Suu District - List of birds of Kyrgyzstan - List of mammals of Kyrgyzstan - Peak Jengish Chokusu- Provinces of Kyrgyzstan - Raions of...
  
  
• List of international rankings
• List of Kyrgyzstan-related topics
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Asia
  Outline of Asia
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Asia:Asia – world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres...
  
  
• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  

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